Aspirin

Taking daily low-dose aspirin was linked to an increased incidence of anemia and a decline in blood iron levels among otherwise healthy older adults, according to the results of research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Investigators of this study found similar 90-day mortality rates for patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty with either aspirin or enoxaparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.

NEW ORLEANS — In reviewing modifiable ways to optimize patients to receive platelet-rich plasma injections, Prathap Jayaram, MD, PhD, said some medications, such as NSAIDs, can have an effect growth factor expression.

Overweight and obese BMI during adulthood appeared associated with increased risk for colorectal cancer and noncolorectal gastrointestinal cancers, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

CHICAGO — The regular use of aspirin and NSAIDs was associated with a lower risk for early-onset adenomas, especially those with advanced histology, according to a researcher at Digestive Disease Week.

The extra-respiratory symptoms of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease improved with omalizumab at baseline and during aspirin challenges, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.

Older adults with chronic kidney disease are at an increased risk for major hemorrhage, according to data published in Kidney International.

Following 6 months of dupilumab treatment, 57% of patients with NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease had higher aspirin tolerance than before treatment, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.

Daily or near daily aspirin use reduced the risk for nonmucinous ovarian cancer across most strata of genetic risk based on a polygenic score, according to a case-control study published in JAMA Network Open.

Discontinuing aspirin at 24 to 28 weeks of gestation was noninferior to continuing aspirin until 36 weeks of gestation to prevent preterm preeclampsia among high-risk individuals, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA.